District 9

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IMDb Votes: 748,028Open on IMDb

Rated: R

In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.

Country:

South AfricaUnited StatesNew ZealandCanada

Language:

EnglishNyanjaAfrikaansZuluXhosaSotho

Runtime: 112 min

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 32 wins & 117 nominations total

Box Office: $115,646,235